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Scavenger Hunt III

The Animesuki Scavenger Hunt - Third Coming

Because I and many other members loved the last scavenger hunt (thank you Nightwish!), I decided to hold a third one. Unfortunately at the moment I dont have the backing of any moderators, so this may not end well. But heres to hoping...

Spoiler for The rules from last time for legacy purposes:

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Originally Posted by NightWish (Post 3456701)

A while ago (6+ years) a group of forum users (Kazoo Club) ran a Scavenger Hunt on the forum. The premise was very simple: solve a riddle and find a part of the forum. The answer to each riddle was the URL of a page accessible to all members. Back then it was limited to threads, posts, or user profiles.

It worked like this: the contest was broken into twenty rounds. In each round a cryptic riddle was presented by one member of the group. The rest of the forum (staff included) tried to solve it. There was no specific time limit but if it went on too long hints were given. Once a member of the group agreed that the riddle was solved, a new one was presented. There was no fixed timetable for this, so everyone had to keep alert. After all twenty riddles had been solved the person who correctly solved the most riddles won a prize.

The purpose was ... just for fun. It was also community building, encouraged the use of the forum search features, and drew attention to areas of the forum less frequently visited... but that was just a bonus.

I liked this idea and thought it would be a really good idea to run it again as many of our current users weren't around for the original. So here is what I'm proposing:

We don't have a club to run it this time, and I'm not very good at creating riddles... so I want forum members to submit riddles. It'll add a new dimension to the challenge. Submissions need to be sent to me directly by private message, in the form of a riddle obviously, presented exactly as it should be posted. The PM should include an explanation of the riddle and have a URL answering the riddle. I will test and approve the riddles to ensure they can be solved by a regular member (i.e. the URL isn't private). If all is well with the submission I'll put it on a list. You can submit as many riddles as you like (the more the better), but I don't guarantee when, or if, I will use a riddle, even if approved.

The rules will be similar to the original hunt, with the exception that the URL can now point at: the wiki, the social groups, and other things that didn't exist originally provided they are directly connected to the site/forum.

Once we have enough collected the contest will begin in earnest, following basically the same outline as before. If I don't get enough riddles the content will just keep waiting until I do. I will probably only use one riddle from each person in each twenty-round run to be fair on everyone.

This year's rules:

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1. I post a riddle, and you guys try your best to solve it by posting a link to the page. The riddle may point to a thread, a post, a user profile, or anything else on the forums or connected to the Animesuki site. This includes the Wiki, the torrent site, social groups, and anything else.
2. The regular time limit on riddles is two weeks, but hints will be given out if it goes on for too long. If its your riddle, please do not give out hints until I say its ok, otherwise the game may get too easy. Certain riddles may be given longer periods of time to be solved if they are deemed too difficult.
3. The first person to post a link to the correct page wins the round. The only exception is when two or more people post links and one post ninjas the other. There was some drama last time about this, so I'm changing that.
4. Considering this doesnt get locked and people actually want to play, it will last for twenty rounds, one riddle per round.
5. There will be two weeks to solve each riddle.
6. If no one solves the riddle after two days, a hint will be given out. After that more hints will be given out (how often to be determined) until it is solved.

I don't have Kairin's help either, so I think I will just post the riddles in this thread, and make a link to all of them in this first post. When its your turn to make up a riddle, dont post it in this thread, PM it to me. Otherwise it will not count.

My next post will be a test drive riddle, so it wont count for points, but it will help you out if you want to learn how it works. It will be the only riddle I write, unless things get really bad and there are no riddles left but people who want to play. That shouldn't happen though.

If me holding a contest is bad, then by all means please lock this thread asap.

Spoiler for Riddles::

Spoiler for Points::

Riddle 0:

Of a popular topic, yet I am so unnoticed here,
A child of one of the most famous in the concerned medium.
Perhaps it is because my topic is old? Yet I am not.
But how old can the story of an unwanted love be?
Even if it is crossing species.
Do you like my short body?
I guess I'll let the tiger stripes do the talking, darling.

I liked the scavenger hunt as well. It's been a while since I tried solving a riddle, so I'll give it a try. :)

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Originally Posted by Kudryavka (Post 4529037)

http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=73374

Thanks for playing!

And no, I'm sorry thats not right, but a very good guess.

I think since this is Riddle 0 I'll give a hint quicker than usual...

Since no posting, I will assume no one is interested in playing at this time.

Please post when you want to play so I can continue doing it. :)

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Originally Posted by jdennis007 (Post 4538281)

My guess
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthre...urusei+yatsura

Wow, that is correct! :)

Since you won this, you can send me a riddle (through PM, please). And then I'll post it and we'll all play some more. :)

This was a practice riddle, so no points however.

You know what, seeing how little interest there is right now, I may just open riddles up to everyone and then just post them in order I received them or maybe just as a backup reserve of riddles... I'll see how things go. But for now, jdennis, your riddle please, if you would like to continue playing.

Riddle explanation coming soon.

Due to this thread still being a sticky I am wondering, will we get the new riddle any time soon?
I'm totally in if there will be one!

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Originally Posted by P3tr (Post 4584496)

will we get the new riddle any time soon?

New riddles will depend on people submitting them.

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 4584500)

New riddles will depend on people submitting them.

Are those people the ones that win the riddle?
Because if they are, the game can break up pretty fast.
Also, I did read before I posted, so I'm pointing this part out:

"I'll see how things go. But for now, jdennis, your riddle please, if you would like to continue playing.
Riddle explanation coming soon."

So, by looking at the part "Riddle explanation coming soon.", I can expect that Kudryavka either received the message from jdennis007, is certain that he/she will receive it, or will make up a riddle by himself/herself.

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Originally Posted by P3tr (Post 4584509)

Are those people the ones that win the riddle?
Because if they are, the game can break up pretty fast.

Well, for that, you'd have to ask the organizer(s), which is probably only Kudryavka.

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Also, I did read before I posted, so I'm pointing this part out:

"I'll see how things go. But for now, jdennis, your riddle please, if you would like to continue playing.
Riddle explanation coming soon."

So, by looking at the part "Riddle explanation coming soon.", I can expect that Kudryavka either received the message from jdennis007, is certain that he/she will receive it, or will make up a riddle by himself/herself.

The explanation that was supposed to be coming is for Kudryavka's riddle. jdennis007 answered the riddle without giving an explanation.

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Originally Posted by monster (Post 4584520)

Well, for that, you'd have to ask the organizer(s), which is probably only Kudryavka.

For that I would have to ask the organizers what?
That post doesn't make any sense to what I posted.

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The explanation that was supposed to be coming is for Kudryavka's riddle. jdennis007 answered the riddle without giving an explanation.

I see, so, because jdennis007 has not given an explanation after answering the riddle, Kudryavka was focusing on himself/herself when he/she said "Riddle explanation coming soon."" I'm sorry, It's just a bit hard to understand what you mean by how you write it down, but I think I get the main picture, as I did on the start.

So, we come back to my main question.
As this thread is still a sticky, are we getting another riddle any time soon?
I hope you haven't forgotten that this is a sticky thread.

Thanks.